Canada to Serve as Lead Nation at MSPO 2026 in Poland Deepening Defence Ties with Warsaw

Poland’s defence ministry and trade fair operator Targi Kielce have formally named Canada as Lead Nation for MSPO 2026, giving Ottawa top billing at one of Europe’s most influential defence industry shows and providing a high visibility platform for Canadian primes and SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe. The confirmation on 13 November 2025 follows months of negotiations on an expanded Canadian national pavilion that were kicked off during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s August visit to Warsaw, and builds on earlier joint statements by both governments that Canada would assume the lead role at the 34th edition of MSPO in September 2026. Read more. 

Polish and Canadian authorities already indicate that the pavilion will highlight technologies with clear operational value, in particular surveillance and communications systems that shape the view of the battlespace (Picture source: MSPO)



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